Global FictionBreaking Negative Stereotypes about Muslim MenMost of the news articles about the Middle East cover big or small terrors, turmoil, or unsolvable conflicts. People constantly eager to seek peace in the land break never-ending battles. The chaotic situation makes Islam society more closed, and people are not able to reach it freely. Negative Muslim stereotypes, formed by news or unethical conventions are solid due to the feature of lack of communication to other outer societies. Even though the recognition about Islamic portrayals is getting positive and diverse through the effects of TV and movies as Fitzpatrick mentioned in his essay (Fitzpatrick 4), visual characters are simple and described superficially. However, literature can break the stereotypes. Contrary to other mass media, the novel reflects society by detailed description, such as, a character’s psychological statement portrayed by the author. This novel handles not only the rough war situation, but also the rehe view from the outside of their culture. More than that, new view has been arouse named ‘New Orientalism’. It has the difference to conventional one, in terms of the observer who is inside of the oriental society.“ ..the New Orientalism confirms/reaffirms this morally deficient representation of the Orient, thereby serving to make that representation authentic and much less likely to be questioned”(Fitzpatrick 245).She is arguing the novel, ‘The Thousand Splendid Suns’ is spreading by the author who is native but has resided in Western country. However, conversely, Hosseini juxtaposed traditional Muslim male characters, which are violent and aggressive with moralistic and dedicating Muslim guys, therefore readers render themselves to break their conventional stereotype about belligerent Muslim men.“One can ascertain that there are many others, in fact a majority of central male characters in A Thousand Splendid Suns that are not brutal or given misogynistictendencies in the text. The Mariam as his daughter even though she is from the inappropriate relationship with Nana, a housekeeper at Jalil’s house. For Rasheed, his daughter, Aziza is only an annoying creature. “I’m not picking you up. Go on! Go on before you get stepped on” (Hosseini 254). He doesn’t acknowledge Aziza as his offspring since he did not want a girl. Rasheed showed different aspects when he got a boy. “Rasheed approved of all of it. ‘A sign of intelligence’, he said” (Hosseini 297). Whatever he did and made, he welcomes all about his little the other self. He is the most benevolent father, who dedicates all that he has only for his son. On the other hand, Jalil endeavors his duty to his daughter. He visited Kolba to spend time with Mariam from time to time and let her be exposed to a broader world outside of Kolba. “Jalil beamed. ‘I think you look like a queen” (Hosseini 24). He is depicted the man who give unconditional love to his daughter even more than her mom does. This character resists agaw words from the Koran, which she muttered under her breath” (Hosseini 370). As above, in his novel male character performs the role giving woman character wisdom to endure their vulnerable life. They do positively affect to the female character on her side.Regarding of Muslim man’s love, Tariq would be the representative, who is devoting to love and woman resisting the stereotype of Muslim marriage. He is depicted as a dedicating Muslim man to his love. He breaks the stereotype people might have about Islamic marriage which might be considered that a rich and aged Islamic man getsmarried with a naïve and young girl. “This is the face of my husband, Mariam thought” (Hosseini 53). Mariam got married when she was fifteen with Rasheed, who lost his wife and his son. This marriage is not based on love but instead on an individual’s interests. He needed a wife who fulfills a wife’s duty and Jalil’s wives wanted to extrude her from husband’s house. However, the relationship of Laila and Tariion and thoughtful, but considerable and understands his family. Even in the situation of the war, he cares about his wife, who mourns after losing their two sons. “Fariba, all these people know is war. (Hosseini 92) ” At the moment the life is threatened by missiles in the town, he keep respecting his wife’s opinion. Contrary to aggressive husbands in Islamic household, he is described to respect his daughter and wife more than himself.Also He teaches his daughter Laila by himself. he emphasized the significance of women’s education in Laila’s generation. “And I also know that when this war is over, Afghanistan is going to need you as much as its men, maybe even more” (Hosseini114). He plants the Babi’s perspective and education on her attributed for Laila to grow up as independent woman who does not obey violence and threat, oppressive patriarchy of her conventional Islamic husband, Rasheed.This character proved that Islamic men recognize and acknowledge that women’s role in society 262